Pope Benedict Reopens Pauline Chapel

Pope Benedict presided over Vespers on Saturday to mark the reopening of the Pauline Chapel in the Vatican palace. The chapel has been being restored for the past seven years, and it includes Michelangelos Conversion of Saint Paul and Crucifixion of Saint Peter. During his homily, the Pope said that Peter and Paul are teachers of the faith, who with the manner of their deaths invite the Church to ponder the mystery of the cross. The Pope said the frescos in the chapel are a solemn hymn to ...

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